Inspired by the Greek God Apollo's artistic exploits, Theo Gossen sculpted a lyre and hoisted it onto the Koninklijk Concertgebouw roof just before its grand opening on April 11, 1888. A little over a century later, another sculptor replaced the original with a new lyre. And I got a chance to shake his hand - the very hand behind one of Amsterdam's most prominent landmarks today.

Social media feeds provide an infinite stream of algorithm-favouring individuals extolling the modern-day mantra of "Living My Best Life." Positive, upbeat, and even inspiring on the surface, yet one study after another on the effects of social media is pointing to a similar finding - looking at posts of popular Instagrammers leading perfectly Instagrammable lives is making most of us 'normies' feel really, really bad on a subconscious level. With the irresistible power of channels like Instagram, is there anything we can do to avoid getting sucked into social media's vortex of unhappiness?

And they're living, breathing examples of the many, many levels up each of us can live our lives.

The city that may not be a city. The safe-haven that's home to more than any.